Evaluation of clustering of new intramammary infections in the bovine udder, including the impact of previous infections, herd prevalence, and somatic cell count on their development

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 219-233

  Reyher, K K ^a,b   Dohoo, I R ^a,b   Muckle, C A ^b  

^a Canadian Bovine Mastitis Research Network   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clustering; Intraclass correlation; New intramammary infection; Previous infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

BOVINAE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84871610669     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5746     Document Type: Article

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